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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? or ?), a. (Mus.) Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music called contralto; as a contralto voice. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? or ?), n. [It., fr contra + alto. See {Alto}.] (Mus.) a The part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices; the alto or counter tenor. b the voice or singer performing this part as her voice is a contralto; she is a contralto. Note: The usual range of the contralto voice is from G, below middle C, to the C above that though exceptionally it embraces two octaves. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contralto adj : of or being the lowest female voice [syn: {alto}] n 1: a woman singer having a contralto voice 2: the lowest female singing voice [syn: {alto}]
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